Scribe Carl Ellsworth is on fire as of late, as the man behind Disturbia, The Last House On The Left, Red Dawn and the forthcoming Goosebumps is set to pen Gremlins, the remake to the 1984 Joe Dante-directed film about the cuddly creature Gizmo who must not be fed after midnight or exposed to water…or else he spawns evil cousins who’ll tear apart your hometown.
The memorable original black comedy was scripted by Christopher Columbus, who’ll produce this along with Steven Spielberg, an exec producer on the original. Deadline also add that Columbus could direct, although it’s unlikely.
The original starred Zach Galligan as a boy inadvertantly breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. Phoebe Cates and Hoyt Axton also starred.
Thoughts, hmmmmmmmm?
